What color is #687378?

#687378 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687378?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 120: 104 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687378?

The complementary color is #786D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687378 color

#687378 rgb(104, 115, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687378 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 47.1% blue (104, 115, 120).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#687378 color codes

HEX	`#687378`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, -3, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 5.13, 234.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.229, 16.56, 20.16)`
Decimal	`6845304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687378, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #687378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #687378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687378; }
.text { color: #687378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687378, #686b78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687378?: #687378 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687378?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 120: 104 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687378?: The complementary color is #786D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.